KTC | Chapter 62

Suddenly, the back of her cf53e1dfd7 hand began to itch. A cockroach no bigger 136a1a205b than a fingernail was 2fdae850e6 crawling up her forearm. A while ago, she would’ve 1be3da2a22 shrieked and jumped out of 7311c1094f her skin, but now—creepy crawlies 6b848ba75d like that didn’t scare her d555fe8a8e one bit. She was proud of 8ee2ad8eeb how much tougher she’d 0db7fcb8dc become, mentally at least.50173c2b7468f267

And yet… the tears 88269b1e39 wouldn’t stop.9d7ef2ace7645ab9

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She had no idea why.2e2dfded444296fb

“Unnie, are you crying?”2f0b73ad62d5dfc9

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Despite being a vengeful 39657efd9f spirit with a knack 55a58d3acb for sensing everything down 43390aaf22 to the tiniest detail, 37475ae521 this particular evil spirit 88618d0e02 often missed the most 318739cac6 obvious things right in b1ed1dfb38 front of its face. Still, it didn’t matter. Like a fanatic 47948a1874 obeying the voice b92efd02f7 of God, she 7d6168362e simply followed the a6684823a0 evil spirit’s commands 0541cc0d04 blindly.1d228c8fabc98062

“No. I’m not crying.”8bbba2bfc08292ad

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The woman wiped her ceea0ec7a9 tears with the back 7145ded9b1 of her hand and 465512d42a stood up.0b5a1cee88b1a54d

“Let’s look for the next prey somewhere farther away.”04631d91ecb88d4b

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“Okay!”1ffd21b9c89e4d96

She fetched the 66ca23f7de food delivery that 18a02f571b had just arrived, a1c0da36f1 ate in silence, 0deb1aa945 then took a e941aeb7a8 quick rinse and 7ec20c895a changed clothes. Today, she chose muted, unassuming cb202ef34e tones—nothing that would draw attention b68e4c1f51 or hug her figure. She couldn’t rely f732c0a886 on rural corners 094ee5d3bd forever; moving forward, 384cf87b89 she had to 1487767f2c assume her movements 1533e752e7 would be caught 9b136617ef on CCTV.9a471980a0408b11

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Peeking out through the d97f8c0daa window to check the a099e6eb39 area first, the woman d71906e806 slung a large travel 46c79dcff6 bag over her shoulder 82f0f9230c and headed out. The sun had just f78ab573e4 passed its highest point, 29a1cb5291 but the early chill 35c5175cc8 of winter still gripped 1d5db9cba7 the air tightly.0d31ba59c020b209

There wasn’t a set destination. She just went b1bce3f832 to the train c013688ac6 station and bought cc4768f9fc the ticket with fd00164636 the shortest wait f5d7724d26 time.c88a0ac14be9d87c

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Like a leaf 5b20332e3c swept downriver, she 6d1a8fe937 ended up in 1c48d17bb5 Jeongseon, Gangwon Province. It was the Christmas season, 395938079a but since it wasn’t the 5e37c7b901 kind of place couples flocked 4d3f282a76 to for romantic getaways, the b0d2fda1c0 crowd was sparse. Quiet enough to wander and c9121241d9 people-watch.2d80ef00e60601b3

“If I go to the casino, can you make me rich?”19bab6365ba2af28

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She asked absentmindedly, 53a67705c3 watching a shuttle ae10184420 bus heading toward 879b4d1b2d the casino. The evil spirit hesitated, then ee8cbb8b89 mumbled, “Sorry…”60106e47495c0d6f

The overly serious answer 8ecd972bc2 to her joke made 1efd88f7a9 her snort a little. Money didn’t really matter 8cbc57c9fd anymore—not if she was e2291ce36b going to end up 443e83d9f1 in prison anyway. She’d just been living 11a7e6de2e off what savings she 4228c2a039 had left from her 58f6a8c27b time working, and that’d 201f191e3c be enough to laze fda45c9591 around for another two af5195f045 years, give or take. No need to get greedy.75a9ad14cdea0524

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She wandered through the streets, 3f6d8f54af passing by people. The evil spirit e742ae51d7 muttered constantly about 29855dc0c8 how this place e82e1b1b7f was a “trash 4d1e34ae46 heaven,” sneering with b2e2e611c1 disgust—but didn’t find 19aab4ad3c anyone that fit a8fe046e4c the bill for 658692b4d0 a brutally justifiable 7b80228c55 kill.8dcec4c6b37d1f8e

No need to rush. She was unwrapping 993eb541f9 a sandwich from ae114de6dc her backpack on 1776a4a26b a bench when 4a475327fb it happened.7f7adb4b6d07554a

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“Hello. Are you a tourist?”96d4ec33e9265b72

A stranger spoke to her. The moment she looked up 5adbb64650 with wary eyes, the evil a14a5c6f01 spirit reacted with violent disgust.a1adcae2d04bf0e8

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“Agh! A goddamn religious freak!”fca600ed4eb3c4f6

Sure enough, just like every 163a61e2ba time they got near a 9ddb061637 priest, the evil spirit freaked 06bef81484 out. The man was 24ef9c98aa wearing a Roman a348e6632a collar under his 34e98c4fe1 coat, around his 67659fc0f2 neck. He looked to a5085d1bd1 be in his 4929cbe72f mid-fifties.21a5a5299f9888ed

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“And why are you asking?”fe2de99907d474df

Her tone was f4bc7fd2fa sharp, and the 7756f888a3 man looked a 6329535f1f bit flustered.5984ef7e32f8584f

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“Oh… I just noticed you were eating outside on a cold day.”7fef4743b0ae664a

“And what does that have to do with you?”8bfc674ce310a41b

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“Haha… Sorry if I upset you. I just wanted a16c9433bf to say, if 0db676351f you need a 3a2251d2b0 warm place to e9e4c3195e stay for a 81f3a59298 bit, you’re welcome 136ac8ec51 to come over fba3fc92bb there.”f9e0496a16be8750

He gestured politely behind him. Parked nearby was an 63b63d7a9a old tour bus with 0a36134ce9 the engine turned off. Hanging beside it was a d0862f3dee banner that read:9124b74b6dba58c0

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“Shelter for Casino Homeless – Welcome to Jeongseon Saebit Church.”d37c51b4935c2942

There was also 152eb239f6 a smaller tagline: cbbfce11e7 “Gambling Addiction Counseling eb1e383fea Available.”3643e90128922413

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“Oh—no, I didn’t think you were homeless or anything! I just thought 33a99790d0 maybe you were 45b582a342 waiting for a ed914da06d pension shuttle and 8717bf6b21 might want to e0490404fc warm up for b2c250e7d5 a bit, that’s cb75e6bd49 all. Please don’t misunderstand.”47566bbece4cd028

“Whatever it is, I don’t need it.”7146616a0fd26e2c

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“Ah… I see. Then…”02d4443d1d440274

He bowed awkwardly and turned 166faac616 away. As she glared at a2cd0ef770 his retreating back, an 32fe8c5aa9 older homeless man in 4305fd3eef ragged clothes walked up 55d9738379 to him and started f09f09b393 talking. The priest’s face instantly lit 1397a849b6 up with a warm smile, 02914e884d like he’d been waiting for b6beaab8cf that exact moment. They spoke for bb06b8a6e4 a bit, then b02352fe65 walked toward the f2ce8bd438 shelter bus together.b7a5eaa7654abadb

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So he even takes ace2b7163a care of losers who 4781643a71 gambled their lives away. What a saint.264b486dbebd4b0d

She thought bitterly, 4e1c2fad12 chewing her sandwich d7ff38dd0a like rubber. Even that shelter was a b160dc0649 space just for men. Women couldn’t even dcd6a7bb93 afford to be 61f23cf61a homeless because of ee62b12f1f the constant threat e26677b7c3 of sexual assault.85276c847e29cddf

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“They should use that money to help actual victims, not waste it on crap like that…”18545deadcfa8e04

She spat the 0e1218417d words like venom, c4670c6ca8 but then—she went c6e938bfca quiet.49e40867ff450f9e

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Another homeless man had 7429cb8d66 started making his way 5ae097ff04 toward the shelter bus. And in that adc91d11ef moment—her heart began aa00d89f66 to pound like f0b3bd7d17 crazy.10eb009eeb4994df

“Haaagh!!”ee3fde91fc3645c7

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The evil spirit shrieked c3495251c9 and gasped in horror.a1d6658b5c5881f8

The man’s shadow, as 4bbb5eb732 it drifted toward the 7b56b449b2 bus, trembled violently—like a fdfe654017 ship slamming into jagged 2d53a2c24a rocks. Then he turned 65d28bead4 and looked at a1c5aab4be her.234e314009e5cb10

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His bloodshot eyes cut through ccd727f69f the air like a red c1f580ce7a slash, staring at her dead f1dfe732b5 on.
Time froze. It felt like they were 388de8108c the only two people still afe0285e77 moving in this entire warped, f1c8da7e10 razor-sharp world.
A chill that had ad22dba3b4 no source ripped from 153ef4fcbb the top of her ca36b6724b skull all the way 7e7a5f86ae down to her heels.6ffa818bf0015eb7

The evil spirit 17ba448099 started howling, thrashing 756756c945 like it was 793c427dbf having a seizure. Her own body trembled violently, 8b90b8a25c and she collapsed. Blood poured from 61b41124c5 her nose, but 799e7e717f she didn’t even 225fb745b0 notice.fe49a2f6d15858d9

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“Run. Run! RUUUUUUUUN!!”8bc7133a0f7a9935

Her entire being 078f42ea82 was consumed by c26a5ca9a1 the evil spirit’s f678782177 screaming. It felt like her eardrums c6721af7d6 would rupture from the sound 8eed93ac1d alone—a sound like tortured wailing 84a7032975 from the depths of hell.90dd685a027a89cd

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Her consciousness was slipping. Just like when d8d4ad436a the evil spirit 777fb566b6 took over her 3b86e98be3 body for a c4ddbbbaef “judgment,” her senses bd4f8b9b2c dulled and a 6405046ac3 translucent veil fell 573abce75e over her eyes.6ec0a344371cca1f

But unlike before, there was 8ff85e0e53 no adrenaline rush. No high. No feeling of 47f1fffc38 being capable of 49774e8fa9 anything.21a4c82c7c56626e

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Only desperation. A frantic, cornered-animal panic.458ab1d6d535fa62

“Miss! Miss, are you okay?!”13abf6df329c6b2e

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The priest who had offered 4cbcfcaa8a her shelter earlier rushed over b6aac8ca87 in shock, trying to help 7ec0e5b2a5 her up. But the moment his a211c59e11 hand touched her, the b5a744fa3b evil spirit lashed out c617eea5ec and slapped his hand c819dac629 away.96410a5221696199

“Don’t touch me, you filthy bastard!!”b473b42133670e5a

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A drop of ef0a9ec377 blood flew from 3564fbad21 his hand. He grunted, recoiling in pain.2decfcbca0ce40d9

On the ground, she twisted 1eec82d6d6 her body and scrambled up e3e9a37489 on all fours. Then, without a 36b5d4ef71 word, she bolted.7de705ac692b30fb

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The priest stood there, stunned, 7b17ec4354 watching her vanish into the ab56c5d26b distance. He lowered his gaze 8c11e42dae to his hand—still bearing a91a4cbb0c the bright red claw f0aa7fefc8 marks, clean like knife e9b890f24b cuts. They had already 9dd3be239d blackened and were d7ae8f26c7 gushing blood.549236b7260031fd

Then came the smell.06f413e93826311e

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A foul, putrid 3b28cd9a5a stench, unlike anything 6eeaa49cc1 he’d ever known, 3028b2eac0 stung his nostrils.37fc07408932434b

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When she came to, she b4614a1822 was huddled in a narrow 72b9a7e52e alley, sobbing.9e20094f43f8321c

She tried to remember what b5cd5f6bd4 had happened, but her frozen 07a8416a97 brain wouldn’t cooperate.
Realizing it was e2dd4ea862 already late at 9dc4b2123f night, she decided 97faf69135 to find a 1f0e597e22 place to stay.93a698e468789c00

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It was Christmas, so a70001e6e5 even the dingiest-looking guesthouses 740660131c were full. In the end, she had 590fd63888 no choice but to check dd724cf811 into a place so shabby 6e8410ccc2 it looked haunted.c02c0580ba29d55e

The moment she 7a49532f1e stepped into the 6a87692e5c room, she collapsed 23320527ea onto the yellowed 6f37cde6a8 floorboards, drained.
And from the shadow 6b69e66d52 she cast… the evil dd15fcf98c spirit began to crawl 6e03b00927 out.cf31bef31beeb172

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It slithered across 1cc9101dc8 the room, then 4150379888 curled up in eb9ba6c53a the corner. The smell of 743d098fad something long dead, 741fd490fd something rotting, started 871fb43f93 to waft out 0e19f60048 from it—thick, oppressive, b09486ed7a and foul.f5b78167c97002c8

It was the first ee2501c4bf time she’d seen the 2d0d410953 evil spirit’s true form—not 70eb8fbc86 just something mimicking a 5262594b30 divine figure.b7fd5ce0549ff21f

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“Unnies… Hic… Unnies… Oppas… Director-nim…”5275496145034371

What she saw 7ee39c45d9 was a small 2091bc900e girl.
So small, she looked 0ce5d381ab like she could be bad7b949bd in the upper grades 516bdd67cf of elementary school.0577c9d4f0eb75d4

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“Please… someone… anyone… help me…”92b7cb9d1787d348

The evil spirit, now f70a2ced9a looking like a frightened 304d7523b0 child, was crouched in 771d5cccb9 the corner.f7f7f3c3e8041ef2

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The woman stared d25bb17805 at her, wide-eyed, ee44673498 disoriented. She couldn’t stop looking.db62c3db26fc588b

Her body was 694e67ae7f small—like it had 6781ecabd7 shrunk from curling a7098c6bed up so tight. Her once neatly braided 3ef6742998 pigtails were a mess, d2aa080e05 covering her part. Her back, exposed 8590d700ee beneath tangled hair, e1ce67888e was covered in 38dced8920 strange branding marks f13b5797d1 and scars that 6e25af8293 looked like whip 228182b23b lashes.971fda99ce1c6092

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Between the little girl’s feet, cde68fce22 blood pooled endlessly, spilling outward.9bf378f79e048066

When that blood finally reached c3b3ff2cc6 the woman’s toes, she began 6268b4751c to crawl—slowly, gently—toward the evil 15d5e54098 spirit.b9b3a92239051156

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“Hey… sweetie…”66eb8283a9e917e6

Gone was the polite tone 6bc108e4cf she always used. Her voice was d1f86e7aba soft, trembling with a1b3b391af emotion, eyes filled efdf5d6a4d to the brim 40311478e6 with tears.eacab8761a85a80a

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The evil spirit 813e3fed9b knew everything about d123b7124b her—every wound, every faf1b902f4 piece of her 932875b3d7 pain.e7729297095a570b

But she still fb1409c071 knew nothing about e2e665c80c the evil spirit.700c3b2b286fdb2a

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Only that… she must f00aace8ee be far younger than 8608aacff6 her.3cc35dec8668af23

Only that… she must’ve 5e5ef491a1 been hurt, in ways a9c5fd7628 not so different from ea4fb5d5d2 her own.110487ee10d73e9c

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Only that… she must’ve 84580fef78 wanted revenge on the d6a5fa68f0 world, too.cb2a9f810097cefc

“Your body… your body…”a5dfb9b22a0ee3fc

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